Wednesday, May 6, 2009

weight loss and back pain

Good morning! Later this afternoon we are opening a satellite clinic in the Old Towne, Alexandria area. The clinic will be at the Back 2 Health chiropractic office of a FABULOUS chiropractor (okay niece..you owe me for that plug), Dr. Shara Posner. You may notice a coincidence in the last name...hmmmmm....okay, here is the story: Shara is my brother's daughter. She has been practicing in the area for a number of years now and truly provides excellent chiropractic care to her patients. When Shara has a patient with some medical issues, she will call up her uncle and conversely when I have back pain patients not responding my interventions, Shara has been great in helping them get better with her therapies. There is also no truth to the rumor that she calls me "Uncle Drugs" and I call her "Niece Holistic".

Many patients notice that when they lose weight, the back pain they were experiencing disappears. This, of course, would make sense, given that the less weight we carry around, the less pressure on the joints and muscles. The advancement of arthritis is also slowed down by weight loss. If you or a loved one experience chronic back pain, and if there is excessive weight prosent, this provides you with et another reason as to why losing weight is so important for your health.

Reminder: tomorrow nite on the Channel 9 (CBS) news 11pm there will be a story about our program. Tune in!!!

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